BigDog Speaks

No aroma. No bubble, gurgle. No COFFEE!!!!! The pot died. The worst possible time in the world for the coffee pot to quit is first thing in the morning when you are stumbling around trying to mimic being awake. Having no coffee, sucks,

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5:30 in the morning, standing in line at the Wal-Mart checkout holding a coffee pot is not my idea of a good time. The knowing looks from the cashiers, (who else would be there at this hour?) and a few snickers behind the back, I don't care. I WILL have coffee this morning. No, I don't do designer coffee. Don't look for me at Starbucks. Maxwell House, black, thank you very much. I am a coffee drinker. I have cut back from my normal three pots per day to just one. That happened right along with my quitting smoking. One pot per day will do me, I don't like missing that. Other folks don't like me missing that either. Without my coffee I can give new meaning to the word cranky. Coffee is a requirement. On those occasions when i leave the house before my ration of coffee, I take it with me in my thermos. I can drink coffee from most places and do so in a pinch, just not by choice. I can only remember one place where the coffee was soooo bad, I actually threw it away. I don't remember the place, some where in Michigan I believe. That is the only time I took one swallow and dropped the remainder in the trash. It was beyond nasty. Other than that, I can pretty well deal with whatever coffee is in front of me. Needless to say, I prefer my own. Out panning gold I do the cowboy coffee thing, coffee grinds dropped into hot water, strain with your teeth. Yea, I am hardcore when it comes to coffee and REALLY like it first thing in the morning. A slight chill in the air, the fire going, and the sun just starting to think about coming up, and a cup of coffee. It don't get any better, at least when camping. However, when I am HOME, I want that coffee pot to turn itself on with the timer and beckon me from the bed with its wonderous aroma. If it fails to do that, there IS a problem. After all this, I am certain you understand WHY I was at Wal-mart this morning. I think I might just go make another pot...